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09/21/2023
07:31
As part of the Civic Coalition's "Women for Elections" campaign, events will be held - at 9:00 AM in Poznań, a press conference with the participation of Barbara Nowacka, Agnieszka Pomaska, Jadwiga Rotnicka, and Adam Szłapka; at 12:30 PM in Zgierz - a press conference with the participation of Barbara Nowacka, Agnieszka Pomaska, Agnieszka Hanajczyk, and Cezary Tomczyk; and at 1:30 PM in Zgierz - a press briefing with the participation of Barbara Nowacka, Agnieszka Pomaska, Agnieszka Hanajczyk, and Cezary Tomczyk.
At 10:00 AM in Zambrów, a press conference will be held in front of the Mlekpol dairy production plant with the participation of PSL President Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz and MP Stefan Krajewski.
Civic Platform leader Donald Tusk will continue his tour of Poland with the "Tuskobus". At 11:00 AM in Kalisz, a press briefing will take place, and at 4:00 PM in Chodzież - a meeting with footballers, the coach, and the mayor at the Orlik sports field. Meanwhile, at 6:00 PM in Piła, an open meeting will be held.
At 11:00 AM in the Ministry of Interior and Administration, a briefing by Deputy Minister Błażej Poboży will take place. The topic of the conference will be the premiere of Agnieszka Holland's film.
At 12:00 PM in Kraków, a press conference by Lewica will be held with the participation of Adrian Zandberg, Joanna Scheuring-Wielgus, Maciej Gdula, and Daria Gosek-Popiołek. Topic: Employees must be protected, work must be fair. At 1:00 PM in Katowice, a conference will be held with the participation of, among others, Magdalena Biejat, Maciej Konieczny, and Maciej Kopiec. Topic: Minority, dialect, modernity.
At 12:00 PM, head of the Ministry of National Defence Mariusz Błaszczak will meet with the management and employees of Wojskowe Zakłady Elektroniczne S.A. in Zielonka.
At 2:00 PM in Białystok, a press briefing by Polska 2050 will take place with the participation of Szymon Hołownia and election candidates.
At 2:30 PM Polish time, President Andrzej Duda will participate in the Global Africa Business Initiative Forum. At 7:00 PM, the Presidential Couple will visit the Józef Piłsudski Institute of America.
At 5:00 PM, a meeting between Joanna Scheuring-Wielgus and Adrian Zandberg with the residents of Kraków will take place. Topic: Why is Lewica needed in the next government?.
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09:00 AM - Press conference with the participation of Barbara Nowacka, Agnieszka Pomaska, Jadwiga Rotnicka, and Adam Szłapka in Poznań
10:00 AM - Press conference of Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz and Stefan Krajewski in Zambrów
10:00 AM - Press conference with the participation of MPs Małgorzata Niemczyk and Agnieszka Hanajczyk, and AGROunia leader Michał Kołodziejczak in Stryków
11:00 AM - Press briefing by Donald Tusk in Kalisz
11:00 AM - Press briefing by Błażej Poboży in Warsaw
12:00 PM - Press conference of Adrian Zandberg, Joanna Scheuring-Wielgus, Maciej Gdula, and Daria Gosek-Popiołek in Kraków
12:00 PM - Visit by Mariusz Błaszczak to Wojskowe Zakłady Elektroniczne S.A.
12:30 PM - Press conference with the participation of Barbara Nowacka, Agnieszka Pomaska, Agnieszka Hanajczyk, and Cezary Tomczyk in Zgierz
1:00 PM - Press conference with the participation of Magdalena Biejat, Maciej Konieczny, and Maciej Kopiec in Katowice
1:30 PM - Press briefing with the participation of Barbara Nowacka, Agnieszka Pomaska, Agnieszka Hanajczyk, and Cezary Tomczyk in Zgierz
2:00 PM - Press briefing by Szymon Hołownia in Białystok
2:30 PM - President Andrzej Duda at the Global Africa Business Initiative Forum in the USA
4:00 PM - Meeting between Donald Tusk, footballers, the coach, and the mayor at the Orlik sports field in Chodzież
5:00 PM - Meeting between Joanna Scheuring-Wielgus and Adrian Zandberg with the residents of Kraków
6:00 PM - Meeting with Donald Tusk in Piła
7:00 PM - The Presidential Couple at the Józef Piłsudski Institute in the USA
07:50
- Portraying Polish soldiers and officers as bandits is something we know from the propaganda of Nazi Germany and Soviet Russia. That something so disgusting would be repeated, and by a director Agnieszka Holland, who forms the political backing of Tusk and Trzaskowski. Not long ago, no one would have believed this. Ms. Holland wrongs and insults young Polish soldiers and Border Guard officers who are selflessly defending the Polish border against the hybrid attack by Lukashenka and Putin. Poles expect Donald Tusk to condemn the film's lies that are tarnishing the Polish uniform - stated Zbigniew Ziobro in a recording published on social media.
? Zaplecze Tuska filmem Holland uderza w młodych polskich żołnierzy i funkcjonariuszy, którzy ofiarnie bronią polskiej granicy przed hybrydowym atakiem Łukaszenki i Putina. Jeśli chcemy silnej Polski - musimy ich bronić przed hienami Tuska.
— Prawo i Sprawiedliwość (@pisorgpl) September 21, 2023
#MuremZaPolskimMundurem pic.twitter.com/TRbauemEJi
07:52
Błaszczak:
It Seems President Zelensky Doesn't Remember Germany Didn't Help Ukraine When Russia Attacked
- It seems President Zelensky doesn't remember that when Russia attacked Ukraine, Germany did not come to Ukraine's aid at all. There's this information about 5,000 helmets that were sent with such difficulty from Germany to Ukraine, but it's clear President Zelensky's calculations are different. Well, he is the president of Ukraine, he conducts policy as he sees fit – stated Mariusz Błaszczak on PR1's "Sygnały dnia" (Signals of the Day).
07:58
- From a Polish perspective, it's indeed a big disappointment. It's not even the most important thing how many billions of zlotys we've transferred; the most important thing is that we opened our homes and hearts to refugees from Ukraine, women and children. These people were fleeing from the war, from the crimes that Russia committed against Ukrainians, and that is the most crucial aspect. This is a capital that would be of great significance for the future - stated Mariusz Błaszczak in 'Signals of the Day' on PR1.
08:03
Błaszczak:
It is the moral duty of Messrs. Tusk and Trzaskowski to apologize to Polish soldiers and Border Guards
- It is the moral duty of Messrs. Tusk and Trzaskowski to apologize to Polish soldiers and Border Guard officers for the disgraceful attack on them; this is very important. But what may be even more important, an attack from Belarus can be expected, because Ms. Holland, with this film, is aligning herself with the propaganda of Moscow, Putin, and the Kremlin - stated Mariusz Błaszczak in "Sygnały dnia" on PR1.
08:08
Jarubas:
Ukrainians should understand that Poland has the right and obligation to prioritize its citizens and farmers
08:08
Błaszczak:
Yesterday in Krynki, We Discussed Additional Border Reinforcement
- Yesterday in Krynki, on the border, we discussed additional border reinforcement, anticipating everything that might happen. We must reckon with provocations from the Kremlin, and Ms. Holland, with her film, is fitting into everything the Kremlin is doing – stated Mariusz Błaszczak on "Sygnały dnia" PR1.
08:15
08:16
- He is not the leader; [Janusz Korwin-Mikke] is one of the parliamentary candidates. There are people who love him for his journalistic temperament. There are those who hate him. I consider these statements [regarding women] to be journalistic provocations aimed at breaking his media absence, while in the campaign we are dealing with serious issues and these comments are not part of our election campaign at all – stated Krzysztof Bosak in a conversation with Robert Mazurek on RMF FM.
08:20
Jarubas:
One Big March Won't Solve the Problem; We Want to Win Over the Undecided and Former PiS Voters
08:22
Bosak:
I Vote in All Elections and Referendums as a Matter of Principle
- Of course [we will participate], I vote in all elections and referendums as a matter of principle. I consider it a civic duty. It seems to me that approaching each election and each referendum separately and making some individual assessments is quite tiring, so as a rule, I go, I vote, and I choose the greater good or the lesser evil, depending on the possibilities - stated Krzysztof Bosak in RMF FM.
08:29
Bosak:
We are in favor of cutting social benefits for Ukrainians in Poland
- We are proposing, first and foremost, moderation in policy towards Ukraine and Ukrainians. For example, cutting these social benefits for everyone with Ukrainian passports. I would remind you that we were the only party in the Sejm that did not vote for this - stated Krzysztof Bosak on RMF FM.
08:29
08:37
- If they continue to need fuel deliveries, arms deliveries, then perhaps they can consider our demands. Perhaps we need to start talking to this country [Ukraine] more assertively, because it's clear that PiS, PO, PSL, and Lewica have a huge problem with this - stated Krzysztof Bosak on RMF FM.
08:50
Bosak:
Getting Several Dozen MPs Will Be a Success
- I think getting several dozen MPs will be a success. Between 30 and 50 is several dozen. So, on average, one MP from each electoral district will be a real success, because in the last election we got 11 MPs and we are counting on having a good, strong team - stated Krzysztof Bosak on RMF FM.
08:53
- I think they [early elections] may happen. It's one of the possible scenarios [that no one will form a government, and Confederation will not enter a coalition], but there are also others, for example, that the government that will be formed by the centrist-left opposition will be helpless, because it will be blocked by the president's veto and many constitutional institutions that have been taken over by PiS, and we will have a year or two of wrangling, followed by accelerated elections. A PiS government that very quickly loses its majority is also possible - stated Krzysztof Bosak on RMF FM.
09:06
Siemoniak:
The government's and President Duda's policy is erratic. Pouring oil on the flames is not in Poland's and Ukraine's interest
09:07
Siemoniak:
The Plan Revealed by PiS Concerns a Scenario Where Poland Doesn't Receive Immediate Aid. We Must Be Prepared for Such an Eventuality.
09:12
09:12
Siemoniak:
Błaszczak Thinks Victory is Guaranteed if Only Victories are Planned – That's September 1939 Thinking.
09:13
- We have many factors indicating simply unfairness in the electoral process. I want to emphasize – not falsification of the election results, but unfairness. If we look at the presidential election results, there were indeed various doubts regarding elections in social welfare homes, where it turned out that President Duda received almost 100% of the votes in some places. However, unfairness encompasses everything that happens before. Please note that when elections were organized in Hungary, election day itself was a holiday, a holiday for democracy. Everything looked beautiful, colorful, nice, people went to the polls. However, all the bad things happened before, and unfortunately, we are observing this in Poland – said Adam Bodnar in "Rozmowa Piaseckiego" on TVN24.
- In a way, the world is approaching this by looking at the scale of the victory, but also the scale of various irregularities. This is a bit of international politics; it's not a black-and-white picture. But the fact that the world will even ponder [election falsification] is humiliating for Poland – he continued.
09:13
Bodnar:
Poland's Lack of a Migration Policy is Embarrassing, Especially Amidst Visa Scandal
- The very fact that we don't have a document called a migration policy, that the previous migration policy was repealed. Later, the government worked for two, three years on a new document. Then the work was halted, if my memory serves me right, at the end of 2021. This is embarrassing for the Polish state, that we don't have, we don't know at all on what premises, whom we want to bring in, whom we want to work with, how to grant visas, and on top of all that, we learn that there is simply a visa scandal, which consists of nothing more than corruption in obtaining Polish visas and visas for the Schengen system – stated Adam Bodnar in "Rozmowa Piaseckiego" on TVN24.
09:15
- Regarding our program issues, we have already presented them at the program convention, and on October 1st, we simply have a mobilization convention to show energy for the last 2 weeks of the election campaign - stated Piotr Müller on TVP1.
09:16
- I'm not particularly interested in Donald Tusk's march, and I'm even less sure what it's about anymore, because it was previously about Ms. Joanna, and now I don't know what the march is for, as if it's unclear what it's about. That is the official name, and I think Donald Tusk's primary goal is polarization - stated Piotr Müller on TVP1.
09:17
Müller:
Lukashenka and Putin are capable of provocations to demonstrate destabilization, and this film will fuel many left-wing activists
- I think Lukashenka and Putin are capable of carrying out this type of provocation [like in 2021] precisely to demonstrate destabilization simultaneously. This film [Green Border], which is being shown, will fuel many left-wing activists to undertake some independent actions at the border, to try, for example, to attack the Border Guard, to undermine the actions of the Border Guard. So, after such a film, any potential provocations from Belarus will have an even more polarizing character because they evoke specific social emotions - stated Piotr Müller on TVP1.
09:18
Müller:
The European Commission Listened to Berlin, Not Ukraine
09:19
- These are very populist expressions [by Krzysztof Bosak]. We helped so that Russia would not be where the border with Ukraine is today, so that there wouldn't be a border with Russia. We have a short border with Russia, but it could have been many times longer if not for the appropriate help at that time, because if Ukraine had not withstood the Russian onslaught in the first weeks, we could have Russia on a much wider scale today, as far as the Polish border is concerned, and that was the reason we helped Ukraine. It was also about Polish security - stated Piotr Müller on TVP1.
09:20
09:28
Siemoniak:
I Always Defend the Polish Uniform, Especially Recently, So Soldiers Aren't a Backdrop for Party Conferences
09:34
Siemoniak:
We are all convinced, Tusk too, that Trzaskowski is an excellent presidential candidate in 2025
09:38
Siemoniak:
No PO Government with Konfederacja
10:08
10:16
Obajtek:
Very Good Meeting with US Department of Energy Representative on SMR Cooperation
10:16
Sasin:
We Will Definitely Not Turn Our Backs on Ukraine. Defeating Russia in This War is in Our Interest
- There are very real relationships, real relationships where each country looks after its own interest. This is obvious, one could say a truism when it comes to international relations. Similarly, we must look after our own interest, although we have supported, continue to support, and will support Ukraine in its fight against Russia, because it is in our interest - stated Jacek Sasin in an interview with Jacek Prusinowski on Radio Plus.
- We have transferred a truly large amount of weaponry [to Ukraine]. Support takes very different forms, and we will definitely not turn our backs on Ukraine, because defeating Russia in this war is in our interest. Russia is a mortal threat to Poland, to the entire region, to peace. It is in our interest for the region to be safe, for Poland to be safe, therefore the weaker Russia is, the greater our security is, and in this sense, of course, the war of the Ukrainians is our war, but regardless of that, we must look after our interests, and in this case, this interest between Poland and Ukraine is not convergent, I'm talking about agriculture - added the head of MAP.
10:17
Nowacka:
Duda said 'only pigs go to the cinema.' Mr. President, only pigs speak about their fellow citizens like that.
10:38
Sasin:
We Will Never Allow Energy to Become a Luxury Good
- We have proven throughout our entire period of government that we are a government that cares about the interests of Poles and we have never left Poles in crisis situations. And here I can also assure you that if such a threat as the editor is currently talking about arises, we will of course react and will never allow the price of energy in Poland for households to be prohibitive, meaning that energy will suddenly become a luxury good – stated Jacek Sasin on Radio Plus.
11:13
Kosiniak-Kamysz:
Without Food Security, There Is No Safe Poland
11:18
Kosiniak-Kamysz:
Today We See the Government's Defeat in Negotiations with Brussels and Kyiv
11:20
11:31
11:34
– Yesterday marked the premiere of Agnieszka Holland's film, Green Border. I have been searching for a suitable word to describe this work for a long time, and I believe the best word to capture this film is a disgusting libel. This film depicts, in an extremely unfair, unwarranted, and damaging way, Border Guard officers, the entire formation, such a professional formation as the Border Guard, and soldiers. All those who defend the Polish border at the risk of their own health and lives. This film slanders the good name of Polish officers, policemen, and soldiers. In many aspects, this film is a damaging depiction for the institutions of the Polish state, for the Polish state, and for Poles – said Błażej Poboży during a press conference.
– Since this film contains so many falsehoods and misrepresentations, presenting a false, untrue, and unfair image of all the officers I have mentioned, the formations, Poles, the Polish state, and the institutions of the Polish state, we, as the leadership of the Ministry of Interior and Administration, have decided that this disgusting libel will be preceded by a specially prepared spot in art house cinemas across Poland, which will highlight the elements that were missing from the film – added the Deputy Head of the Ministry of Interior and Administration.
12:02
Nitras:
Only Pigs Sit in PiS
- Yesterday, Mr. Andrzej Duda was kind enough, without knowing Agnieszka Holland's film, to say that only pigs sit in cinemas. We all know these words; they are the words of the underground state, of the Warsaw Uprising insurgents, of Poles, Polish patriots, who lived under German occupation. The context in which Mr. Duda utters these words and the person, the work to which these words are directed, are very important. This is not fascist propaganda. This is a work by one of, if not the most outstanding Polish female directors, who had the courage to speak about Poland during dark communist times, when Mr. Duda was still at school - stated Sławomir Nitras at a press conference in Szczecin.
- This is Mr. Duda's interference; these shameful words from the president place him in the same category as people like Gomułka or Stalinist regimes, which attempted, conducted witch hunts against creators, banned publications, and created colonels who confiscated paper - he continued.
- Duda's words today give me the authority to say that today, the statement 'only pigs sit in PiS' is more current, more true - Nitras added.
12:06
Tusk:
Our intention is to maximize the use of available resources in cooperation with the medical community
12:18
Tusk:
Today I heard bitter and very humble words from our hosts, asking the NFZ to pay for what the hospital has done
- Today I heard bitter and, in a way, very humble, modest words from our hosts. These were not words about earning more, but about the National Health Fund (NFZ) paying for what the hospital has performed. The hospital also has to pay for increasingly expensive electricity, for light, for heating - stated Donald Tusk at a press conference in Kalisz.
- The director rightly pointed out that lifting the limits, for this reason alone, will not increase the number of female doctors, male doctors, nurses, but it is a necessary condition. It is not enough, but it is a necessary condition to build a system for rational utilization of what we have at the beginning, so that an incentive system is created, encouraging more and more young people to come and save the lives of young people - he added.
12:26
- Poland is a serious country, even if for a long time we haven't had serious governance, Poland is a serious country. If Poland is to be shaken by some film, if the highest representatives, representatives of the authorities, the president, the prime minister, ministers, have engaged in reviewing a film, which they haven't even seen. You know, sometimes when I talk to my granddaughter and ask her if she liked a certain film, she answers me - 'Grandpa, I won't tell you anything about this film, because I haven't seen it yet'. She can afford such an answer, but these strange people cannot. These are strange people. If Mr. Ziobro is such a film enthusiast, he can write comments on Filmweb or reviews, if that is his calling. I have one serious message on this matter. They unleashed a rather vile campaign on this issue. The truth is that if anyone has insulted Border Guard officers, it is PiS. It is this government that, for payment, and sometimes through corruption, issued visas to nearly 300,000 people - stated Donald Tusk at a press briefing in Kalisz.
12:31
12:34
- Jarosław Kaczyński took office as Deputy Prime Minister for Security in 2020. One might consider it an excellent move, preparing the government for the coming bad times. Soon, a year later, a group of 32 illegal immigrants were detained at Usnarz. It would seem that the threat was growing, that an increasing number of immigrants were breaching our borders to pass through Poland further west, to enter European Union countries. The construction of a 200-kilometer fence began, which was supposed to stop this wave of illegal immigrants. But statistics indicate something else. From 8,000 in October and November 2022 to 470 in December. This investment cost 1 billion 600 million zlotys of public money - he continues.
- During this time, American services were informing our government about illegal visa trading. Did the Deputy Prime Minister for Security know about this? Was it carefully hidden from him? If so, who did it and why? The latter question seems the easiest, as revealing and counteracting it could have ruined the business - he states.
- Jarosław Kaczyński resigned from the office of Deputy Prime Minister for Security, saying: my mission has been fulfilled. But a huge number of questions remain. Did he know the answers to these questions? We, the nation, do not know, but we can count on these questions and many others finding an answer soon - he concludes.
Czy Wicepremier do spraw bezpieczeństwa Jarosław Kaczyński wiedział o nielegalnym procederze wizowym?
— PlatformaObywatelska (@Platforma_org) September 21, 2023
Rząd milczy, @Woloszanski2023 pyta. #AferaWizowaPiS pic.twitter.com/zAzGaoByG0
13:30
Obajtek:
Construction of a Modern Rapeseed Oil Pressing Plant Begins in Kętrzyn, Processing 1/7 of National Raw Material Production
13:47
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PARTNERSHIP TEXT13:50
Budka:
Civic Coalition Files Criminal Complaint Against Police Officers
- Today, as the Civic Coalition club, we are filing a criminal complaint concerning the actions of police officers who carried out this unlawful arrest [of Kinga Gajewska]. They committed assault and battery, but we also demand that the prosecutor's office reveal the individuals who issued such orders. The police officers were aware from the very beginning who they were dealing with. The officers behaved like Kaczyński's political office, they disgraced their uniforms, and possibly committed a crime. But in addition, they prevented the public from being informed about the PiS visa scandal. This action was intended to intimidate those who participated in this event – stated Borys Budka at a press conference.
13:51
Budka:
Oversight of Polish Police is in the Hands of Wąsik and Kamiński, Men Who Can Only Hold This Position Because a Party Colleague Pardoned Them
- No one in Poland has the right to be treated this way by the Polish police. No citizen, considering how Wąsik and Kamiński have involved the Polish police for years in suppressing legal protests. This is something for which they should be prosecuted. I will remind you that these two gentlemen, Wąsik and Kamiński, are two people who were already once convicted by a court of first instance for abuse of power. Today, the oversight of the Polish police is in the hands of men who can only hold this position because a party colleague pardoned them – said Borys Budka at a press conference.
14:06
- This [film by Agnieszka Holland] is the biggest slander against Polish uniformed services in truly unforgettable times, the worst for Polish history. What was surprising was that the logo, the coat of arms of the capital city of Warsaw, appeared on the backdrop for this film. It turns out it wasn't by accident, because according to information from institutions subordinate to Rafał Trzaskowski, the capital city of Warsaw, along with the regional government of Mazovia, financed this scandalous production with an amount of 300,000 PLN. That is why I am asking Rafał Trzaskowski the question: how much did the capital city of Warsaw pay for the production and promotion of this slander against Polish uniformed services. Why is the production that tarnishes Polish border guards, soldiers, thanks to whom scenes that are everyday occurrences in Paris or other Western European cities are not happening in Warsaw today, being financed with the money of Warsaw residents? - stated Sebastian Kaleta during a press briefing.
14:07
Zandberg:
We Want to Strengthen the State Labour Inspectorate
14:09
Scheuring-Wielgus:
As the Left, We Always Stand with Culture. An Artist Profession Act Needs to Be Introduced
14:11
Scheuring-Wielgus:
We're saying it clearly - abolishing articles on defamation and offense to religious feelings from the Penal Code
14:13
Scheuring-Wielgus:
I'd Encourage PiS Politicians Not to Comment on Things They Haven't Seen
14:18
Hołownia:
They Tell Us to Show Respect to Polish Soldiers and Officers, While They Themselves Spit in Their Faces
14:25
Hołownia:
We're Revealing Our Most Important Secrets Because Błaszczak Wants to Win the Election
14:47
14:51
Hołownia:
We're Dealing with a Government of Peeping Toms and Eavesdroppers
14:53
Hołownia:
The Opposition's Victory Should Be Even Stronger to Defend Against Political Bribery Attempts from the United Right
15:29
Morawiecki:
PO's Plan is to Let in Illegal Immigrants
- PO and the opposition voted against this barrier [on the border]. Because, in my opinion, PO's plan is to let in illegal immigrants here, it is the implementation of what we managed to defend Poland from. Because far from everyone wants to defend Poland from illegal immigration, from a surge that can lead to chaos and destabilization - stated Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki at a press briefing.
15:31
Morawiecki:
Holland's Film is Propaganda Paving the Way to Dismantle the Border with Belarus
- The film "Green Border" by Agnieszka Holland is just hitting cinemas. This film is propaganda paving the way to dismantle the border with Belarus. For me, it's absolutely unequivocal. The way the Polish uniform is slandered, the way the Polish uniform is vilified, the way officers and soldiers are insulted through this film, is something unprecedented and worthy of the highest condemnation. However, before this film, pseudo-elites are rolling out the red carpet, and I would primarily like to thank the Border Guard officers, the police, and the soldiers of the Polish Army for their excellent cooperation among themselves, with the population, and with the people living in the border voivodeships - stated Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki at a press briefing.
15:50
Kamiński:
The Eastern Border Issue is About Our Collective Security. Our Actions Target Poland's Enemies
15:59
Błaszczak:
This Film is a Gift That Ms. Holland and Celebrity Circles Have Given to Putin
16:33
Marczuk:
Investments in Ukraine Do Not Compete with Domestic Investments. It Will Still Take Some Time Before Polish Funds Flow to Ukraine in a Wide Stream
17:12
Scheuring-Wielgus:
If We Have to March on October 1st, We Will Certainly Join That March
17:23
17:55
18:01
Zandberg:
We're not seeking power to be the same as now, just to swap places
18:11
Duda:
Of Course Zelensky is Still My Friend. As Soon As the Opportunity Arises, I Will Definitely Talk to Him
18:15
Duda:
Prime Minister's words on sending weapons to Ukraine were interpreted in the worst possible way
18:18
Tusk:
Those Who Don't Know Life's Joys, Family Love, or the Pleasure of Sports and Fun Shouldn't Seek Power
- Those who don't know what life's joy is, what family love is, what the pleasure of sports and fun is, shouldn't push themselves into power. After all, everyone here in Piła, in Kalisz, where I am in Gdańsk, Sopot, Warsaw, everyone is looking for that happiness, that relaxation at times. Everyone normal in life also seeks love, and all of that are very political things, in the best sense of the word - stated Donald Tusk in Piła.
18:19
Tusk:
It's PiS that Tarnishes Their Uniforms
- It is they, it is PiS that tarnishes their uniforms, it is PiS that caused and continues to do everything to question the reputation of the Polish army or the Border Guard. Kaczyński, Błaszczak, Kamiński, and that whole gang are 100% responsible for this, not our soldiers, our border guards - stated Donald Tusk in Piła.
18:19
18:20
Duda:
We Cannot Transfer Our New Armament, Which We Are Currently Purchasing to Strengthen the Polish Army, to Anyone Else
18:26
Duda:
We May Transfer Equipment Decommissioned from Polish Army to Ukraine, as We Did with Post-Soviet Arms
18:27
Zandberg:
We Won't Tell Mentzen's Fairy Tales of 300-Square-Meter Villas and Two Servants for Everyone
18:28
Tusk:
Women Will Decide the Outcome of the October 15th Elections
- As a man, it's not easy for me to say that indeed women will decide the outcome of the October 15th elections. This is also because they truly have the most to lose. Imagine a situation where they could feel even more impunity than they do today. Imagine a situation where they continue to rule and think to themselves, 'See, we beat women in the street, even when they have immunity, we steal shamelessly with open windows, without any embarrassment, we are incompetent when it comes to addressing simple problems like Ukrainian grain, a recent loud case, yet we are extremely adept at trading respirators or visas, and everyone sees this' - stated Donald Tusk in Piła.
18:36
Duda:
Ukrainians Should Approach Our Situation with Greater Understanding
18:36
Tusk:
They Can Call Me a German, But I Want to Win This Election and I'm Going for Victory So That Some Elementary Order Finally Reigns. In Foreign Policy, European Policy, Economic Policy, in the Tax System, the Judiciary.
- I want to tell you that certain traits that are so valued in Pomerania, in Greater Poland, because we were more under the influence of Western culture, you know, perhaps an elementary order is truly needed in Polish politics. They can call me a German, but I want to win this election and I'm going for victory so that some elementary order also finally reigns. In foreign policy, European policy, economic policy, in the tax system, the judiciary. Wherever we look, we need order after this incredible mess. I would like order to prevail again. Morawiecki has made a terrible mess in the economy and taxes, he called it the Polish Deal, just for irony, mockery. Actually, to spit in the face, I'll tell you honestly - stated Donald Tusk in Piła.
18:41
Duda:
I learned about the visa scandal from the head of one of our services. It was a long time ago, certainly not a few weeks ago.
18:42
18:43
Poboży:
Our Ministry, Through an Intermediary Agency, Simply Purchased Commercial Advertising Time in Art Cinemas
- Cutting short absurd theories concerning the broadcast of the spot, I wish to inform you that our ministry, through an intermediary agency, simply purchased advertising time in art cinemas on commercial terms. In this way, we are carrying out an information campaign in defense of the good name of formations subordinate to the Ministry of Interior and Administration - wrote Błażej Poboży on Twitter.
Ucinając absurdalne teorie dotyczące emisji spotu informuję, że nasz resort poprzez agencję pośredniczącą po prostu wykupił reklamy w kinach studyjnych na zasadach komercyjnych. Realizujemy w ten sposób kampanię informacyjną w obronie dobrego imienia formacji podległych MSWiA.
— Błażej Poboży (@pobozy) September 21, 2023
18:45
18:48
- The question is: are you for dismantling the wall on the border with Belarus. Of course not. I am for finally building it, because they are crossing this wall as they please – Donald Tusk stated in Piła.
18:52
Tusk:
'Non-Partisan Local Government Officials' are a PiS Side Dish
18:52
Duda:
I find it slightly amusing that those who until recently tried to force us to accept migrants expect deep explanations from us
18:54
Duda:
'Only pigs sit in the cinema' - I was quoting the statement of Border Guard representatives
18:55
Tusk:
Poles Deserve a Polish Government Capable of Protecting Polish Interests During Ukraine's Reconstruction
- Only a good and efficient government that knows how to organize European and global funds to help Ukrainians. Only an honest government that pursues a wise pro-Ukrainian policy and a wise migration and refugee policy. Only such a government can also honestly say and clearly present to everyone – this is what you will receive from us, this we cannot give because we cannot afford it, this is due to Polish citizens, this to Ukrainians or those from other countries. People must know the Polish government's plan, they must know what will happen after the war. Poland and Poles have invested so much heart, so much money, so much goodwill, therefore Poles deserve a Polish government that will also be able to take care of Polish interests when Ukraine is being rebuilt – stated Donald Tusk in Piła.
18:58
Duda:
Holland's Film Received with Joy in Minsk and Moscow, I Assure You
18:59
Zandberg:
There's No Magic in Politics. The Great Revolution Hołownia Promised Has Become What's Left
18:59
19:01
19:02
Tusk:
Discussion Begins in Europe Today on Whether Poland Can Be in the Schengen Area
- Indeed, a discussion begins in Europe today on whether Poland can be in the Schengen area. We are worried about the access road to Piła, and rightly so, but in a moment, we will be worried about not being in this borderless Europe - stated Donald Tusk in Piła.
19:02
Tusk:
These Elections Are Truly About Your Lives, Not Whether Kaczyński or Tusk Wins
19:05
Duda:
Authorities Always Use Their Available Potential to Support Themselves. These Are Simply the Laws of Life
- This was also the case during the times when I was conducting my campaigns as a representative of the opposition in Poland, and I was in opposition from 2007 to 2015. A long 8 years, I endured it very calmly, doing my own thing, consistently, within my capabilities, convincing my countrymen to vote for me, to change the government in Poland. I did this in various very difficult circumstances. I witnessed how President Lech Kaczyński, by whose side I stood, was slandered in the most vile way in the media. I saw that campaign of hatred, he continued.
19:19
Tusk:
No Matter What, Kaczyński Cannot Offend Me
- I did not answer your question that Kaczyński offends me so often, and I am not taking him to court or prosecution. Believe me, no matter what, Kaczyński cannot offend me - stated Donald Tusk in Piła.
19:24
- Democracy dies when the government that does bad things is not held accountable for what it has done. This is one of the foundations of democracy. Power must be accountable; the people and independent institutions must hold this power accountable, not election winners - stated Donald Tusk in Piła.
- I want to win so that public opinion, independent institutions, an independent prosecution service, an autonomous court, and honest media in the public eye – that this is what accountability will entail. Will it mean prison bars for some? I think so, but condemnation by public opinion is certain - he added.
19:34
- They had these great machines, everything in their hands, a good economic climate… We truly left them a thriving Poland. They truly had billions to spend - stated Donald Tusk in Piła.
19:38
Tusk:
A Million on October 1st
- If we speak with such conviction that on October 1st there will be a million of us on the streets. There will be a million of us on the streets of Warsaw - stated Donald Tusk in Piła.
20:24
Kamiński:
Social Advertisement Before Holland's Deceptive Film in Art-House Cinemas – That's What We Could Afford
- Given that the film you mentioned is a deeply untrue film, one that offends border guards, police officers, soldiers, our defenders of the eastern border, we decided that the leadership of the Ministry of Interior and Administration, in art-house cinemas, because that's what we could afford, would purchase a social advertisement before the screening of this deceitful and reprehensible film. This social advertisement will show the true political context of these events, because we are talking here not about illegal immigration, but about a hybrid war waged against our country by the regimes in Moscow and Minsk – stated Mariusz Kamiński in an interview with Edyta Lewandowska on TVP Info's "Gość Wiadomości".
20:40
- This lady, Ms. [Kinga] Gajewska, is simply unacceptable to me, even shocking; she tried to disrupt her political opponents' meeting using a megaphone. The police did not intervene due to the views Ms. Gajewska expressed, but because she was drowning out a legal assembly of her political adversaries - stated Mariusz Kamiński on TVP Info's "Gość Wiadomości".
20:49
– I'm puzzled by the involvement of TVN cameras, which suddenly appeared, purely by chance, at that location. Our suspicions are that it was a setup – stated Edyta Lewandowska on TVP Info’s „Gość Wiadomości”.
– Probably so. If someone is in parliament and hasn't been remembered in any way, through any substantive statement, or at least I haven't noted any, and that's why I don't really recall this lady, then they must draw attention to themselves in another way, meaning through some aggressive, unconventional behavior. But in reality, it's a complete lack of seriousness; a Member of the Polish Sejm cannot behave like that – replied the Minister of the Interior and Administration, Mariusz Kamiński.
21:11
Sikorski:
Anti-Ukrainian sentiment was long embedded in PiS's philosophy. Their only foreign policy approach is to incite against neighbors and allies
- The damage has already been done, and not only in Polish-Ukrainian or Polish-allied relations. The worst thing that happened is that Putin could have taken these words as encouragement, that Western determination is weakening, and therefore one must fight for a few more months and perhaps it will be possible to win. The fact that we need to arm ourselves is obvious, and the opposition supports the government in this matter, which seems to intend to spend 3% of GDP on defense, and that's very good - said Radosław Sikorski on TVN24's "Kropka nad i".
- We must remember that anti-Ukrainian sentiment was in PiS's philosophy for a very long time. Morawiecki went to Kyiv, it seems, only just before the war, or even after it started. And now they are competing with the anti-Ukrainian Confederation; please also remember that Mr. Kołodziejczak is a candidate in our Civic Coalition (KO). So PiS is afraid of the votes of Polish farmers, because Polish farmers see that [the government] has failed the grain issue. And now they will take it out on Ukraine. You know, they also don't know how to conduct foreign policy; their only way is to incite against neighbors, against partners, or to confront, to confront the EU, to confront Germany. And now they have come up with a brilliant idea to confront Ukraine, which is fighting for its life. It is so irresponsible, so stupid that words fail – he added.
21:12
Sikorski:
Kaczyński is the kind of guy that when he enters a room, the chairs start arguing with each other
- Polish foreign policy is not, after all, run by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, or even the Prime Minister. Only by Kaczyński, who is the kind of guy that when he enters a room, the chairs start arguing with each other. They wanted an alliance with Israel, they ruined it. With Great Britain, they ruined it. We know what the relations with the EU are like. With Germany, we know - Radosław Sikorski said on TVN24's "Kropka nad i".
21:12
Sikorski:
This fits into the worst, Stalinist vibes, for power to censor
- They want to win elections, just as they won the European elections, where it seems the film "Kler" helped them, so they want to mobilize their base. But this is exceptionally nasty. It seems that Władysław Gomułka threw his shoe at the screen of Polański's film, "Knife in the Water," after which Polański left the country. So this fits into the worst, Stalinist vibes, for power to censor – said Radosław Sikorski on TVN24's "Kropka nad i".
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